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Sir John Herschel, astronomer and scientist, 1810s. Artist: Gaspare Gabrielli

Sir John Herschel, astronomer and scientist, 1810s. Artist: Gaspare Gabrielli

1-149-002 - Oxford Science Archive/Heritage Images

Sir John Herschel, astronomer and scientist, 1810s. Portrait of John Herschel as a young man. The son of astronomer Sir William Herschel, John Herschel discovered 525 nebulae and clusters. He pioneered celestial photography, introducing 'hypo' (thiosulphate) as a photographic fixative. He discovered the cyanotype or blueprint process in 1842, and carried out research on photo-active chemicals and the wave theory of light.

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People Information

Creator
  1. Gaspare Gabrielli, attributed to: Italian: Artist, painter, printmaker
Subject
  1. Sir John Frederick William Herschel: British: Astronomer, mathematician, chemist, inventor, experimental photographer
People Related
  1. Sir William Herschel: German; British: Astronomer, composer
Medium
  1. Engraving
Picture Type
  1. Portrait
Category Hierarchy

Science & Nature Technology & Innovation

People Famous People

Artistic Representations Portraits

Science & Nature Astronomy

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Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 2136x2942
File Size : 18,411kb

Aliases

  1. PER/C000456
  1. 0460000947
  1. 1-149-002
  1. 1149002
  1. 947
  1. PER/C000456
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